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Nautical Tung Woo Starboard Ship Navigation Copper Lantern with Label
Located in Yonkers, NY
A nautical Tung Woo starboard ship navigation copper lantern from the early 20th century with label
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Early 20th Century Chinese Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

19th Century Matched Pair of Sailor's Yachting Woolies
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very unusual 19th century matched pair of sailor's Yachting Woolies, circa 1870, a true pair of
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

19th Century Matched Pair of Sailor's Yachting Woolies
19th Century Matched Pair of Sailor's Yachting Woolies
$3,120 Sale Price
42% Off
H 15.63 in W 16.38 in D 1 in
Polished Copper Ships Port Lantern by Tung Woo
Located in Norwell, MA
Highly polished ships lantern with glass fresnel lens, brass trim, hinged top with hasp mounted to a thick wood base with rich dark finish. The lantern has been electrified for home ...
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Vintage 1950s Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Copper Ship's Masthead Lantern by Tung Woo
Located in Norwell, MA
Tung Woo ship's masthead lantern that has been meticulously polished and lacquered. With hinged top
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Nautical Objects

Materials

Copper

Copper Ship's Masthead Lantern by Tung Woo
Copper Ship's Masthead Lantern by Tung Woo
$2,195
H 22 in W 17 in D 14 in

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British Sailor's Woolwork Pair of Pictures or Woolies with Ship and Flags
Located in Downingtown, PA
sand colored mat. These are known as woolies. The pictures are a true pair with all the details
Category

Antique 1860s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool, Textile

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American Folk-Art Steam Ship Encased Diorama
Located in London, GB
American Folk-art Steam Ship Encased Diorama We share what we love, and we love this turn of the century hand crafted American folk-art encased steam ship model, created from a va...
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Antique Early 1900s Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama
Located in San Mateo, CA
Folk art diorama of a ship being towed by a tug boat. At the bottom of the diorama is a representation of the shore with buildings and a lighthouse. The glass is earlier wavy glass a...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Rope, Glass, Wood

Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama
Early 20th Century Folk Art Ship Diorama
$1,200
H 16 in W 24 in D 5 in
Late 19th Century English Diorama Clipper Ship Shadowbox
Located in Queens, NY
Late 19th century English Victorian painted diorama wall plaque of clipper ship with red flag painted in cloudy sky in mahogany frame.  
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Double Sailor's Valentine, circa 1880, a pair of handcrafted shell collages mounted in mahogany octagonal shadowboxes, hinged together and mounted with a clasp and a chain fo...
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Antique Late 19th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Shell, Mahogany

19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
19th Century Double Sailor's Valentine
$5,800
H 9.13 in W 18.25 in D 1.25 in
British Sailor's Large Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship Under Full Sail
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's large woolwork of a royal navy ship under full sail, circa 1875 The sailor's woolie or woolwork depicts a starboard side view of a three-masted square-rigged Roy...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

19th Century Sailor's Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Folk Art Woolie with Ship at Anchor Within Oval Cartouche, ca 1850, depicting a square-rigged single decker warship under furled sails, anchor chain leading off...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

American Three Masted Clipper Ship in Bottle on Original Wood Stand, Circa 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
American three masted clipper ship in bottle with cloth rigging in full sail on a painted sea, flanked by a sea side town with evergreen trees, a painted light house on shore, and re...
Category

Antique 1880s American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

A rare 19th century folk art diorama of two sailing vessels racing at sea.
Located in Central England, GB
This most attractive mid 19th century folk art cased diorama shows a view at sea with a large three mast English ship being chased in a racing situation by a smaller and faster singl...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Other

19th Century Sailor's Woolie of Frigate, circa 1840
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Sailor's Woolie of a Frigate, circa 1840, a British sailor's hand crafted woolwork depicting a British single decker frigate under full sail, flying ensign of the red fl...
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Antique 1840s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Sailor's elaborate woolwork, circa 1855, with a photograph of the sailor held in a woolwork frame set on the British flag on a cruciform reserve; with the "Honi Soit Qui Mal ...
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Antique 1850s English Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
Mid 19th Century Sailor's Elaborate Woolie
$6,500
H 29.5 in W 36.63 in D 1.5 in
Antique Jos. Lucas King of the Road Model 634 Brass Automobile Kerosene Lantern
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique brass automobile lantern was made by the Jos. Lucas Company of Birmingham England in approximately 1900 in the period Edwardian style. This company was known to make var...
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Lanterns

Materials

Brass

British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship with Red Ensign
Located in Downingtown, PA
British Sailor's Woolwork of a Royal Navy Ship circa 1765 The sailor's woolwork, also known as a woolie, depicts a port side view of a three-masted British Royal Navy ship sailing ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Nautical Objects

Materials

Wool

Masthead Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Copper ship's masthead lantern by Seahorse of Great Britain. Lantern has brass hallmark badge and "Masthead" badge, with glass Fresnel lens, vented top, solid brass carry h...
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20th Century Lanterns

Masthead Lantern
Masthead Lantern
$1,794
H 21 in W 11 in D 12 in
Copper and Glass Ship's Lantern by Meteorite
Located in Norwood, NJ
Massive late 19th century copper and brass ship's lantern by the English firm Meteorite. With copper maker's badge, fresnel glass lens and brass bail handle. Massive copper ship’s ma...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Lanterns

Materials

Brass, Copper

Polished Steel Ship's Masthead Lantern
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's masthead lantern with protective cage, Fresnel lens, ac wiring, vented top, carry handle, etc. Sturdily built. Overall Dimensions: 16"H x 12"L x 10"D. Weight is 18 pounds.
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Vintage 1920s Nautical Objects

Materials

Steel

Polished Steel Ship's Masthead Lantern
Polished Steel Ship's Masthead Lantern
$2,195
H 65 in W 24 in D 21 in
Polished Copper Masthead Ship's Lantern by Tung Woo
Located in Norwell, MA
Thick Fresnel glass lens, brass bezel. Hinged top with clasp. Electrified. Dimensions: 13" L x 13" W x 20" H (without handle).
Category

20th Century Lanterns

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Nautical Woolies For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of nautical woolies available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique nautical woolies was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, copper and metal. There are all kinds of nautical woolies available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of nautical woolies to choose from, but at 1stDibs, folk art nautical woolies are of considerable interest.

How Much are Nautical Woolies?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,960, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $10,000 highest priced.